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Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has been nominated for the Week 3 FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week award for the first time this season. Flacco established career highs in passing yards (389) and attempts (48) in Sunday's 37-7 rout of the St. Louis Rams. His passing yards were the second most in franchise history behind Vinny Testaverde, who threw for 429 yards Oct. 27, 1996. Flacco connected on 27 of those passes and threw for three touchdowns. Flacco's primary competitors for the award are the Tennessee Titans' Matt Hasselbeck (27 of 36 for 311 yards and two touchdowns)

COWBOYS @REDSKINS Sunday, 8:20p.m. TV: Chs. 11, 4 Radio: 980AM Line: Redskins by 3 The Washington Redskins should know by the time they take the field Sunday night at FedEx Field to face the Dallas Cowboys whether the game will be a playoffs-or-bust deal for them. The Redskins and Cowboys will be playing with the NFC East title at stake. The NFL announced Sunday night that the game was being moved to 8:20 p.m. under the sport's flexible-scheduling arrangement with NBC. So while there is a scenario in which the Redskins could reach the NFC playoffs as a wild-card team even if they lose to the Cowboys, it already will have played out before the prime-time game in Landover.

Three Maryland men were convicted in U.S. District Court yesterday of trafficking hundreds of kilograms of cocaine across the country through private package-delivery companies for distribution in Baltimore. A jury delivered guilty verdicts for Bernard Christian, 34, of Pikesville, Kenneth Mitchell, 30, of Edgewood, and Ralph K. Williams Jr., 30, of Baltimore, accepting prosecutors' contentions that the men were part of a multimillion-dollar conspiracy to transport drugs from Los Angeles to Baltimore using Federal Express and United Parcel Service packages.

Navy's game against Notre Dame on Nov. 1 2014 will be played at FedEx Field in Landover, the school announced today. The Midshipmen and Fighting Irish last met at Fed Ex Field in 1998. Navy's last game at the Washington Redskins' stadium was the 2011 Army-Navy game - a 27-21 victory for the Mids. “FedEx Field did a fine job of hosting the Army-Navy game and we are looking forward to another sold out event in 2014,” Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk said in a news release.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - FedEx Corp., the world's largest overnight-delivery company, said yesterday that its profit rose 19 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter because it delivered more packages to homes. Net income rose to $280 million, or 92 cents a share, in the quarter that ended May 31 from $236 million, or 78 cents, a year earlier. But the company said demand this month has been below its expectations because of a "sluggish" U.S. economy. FedEx has been gaining in the ground delivery market dominated by United Parcel Service Inc. since adding its home delivery service in 2000.

Q. I have used UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp. for deliveries and was wondering which is the better stock investment. Your thoughts? - J.C., via the Internet A. They're in a dogfight and constantly barking up each other's tree. UPS is the world's largest shipping carrier. FedEx is the world's largest express shipping carrier. There's been good and bad news for UPS lately. In an impressive $1.25 billion cash acquisition that is sure to increase competition with FedEx, it is acquiring the "less than truckload" carrier Overnite Corp.

WASHINGTON - Skyrocketing crude oil prices are hitting Americans in the wallet in ways they might not imagine, increasing the price of everything from pizza delivery to patching a leaky roof. This week, gasoline costs $2.37 a gallon on average, reflecting global crude prices that soared past $64 a barrel. A year ago, oil cost $44 a barrel and gasoline was $1.89 per gallon. Many U.S. companies are passing on their rising fuel costs to their customers. Most large airlines charge per-ticket fuel surcharges of $20 to $87 for international travel, and many domestic fares have jumped more than $100.

WASHINGTON -- Federal Express Corp. and federal aviation regulators are squaring off over how much cargo certain Boeing Co. 727 freighter planes can safely carry.Last July, the Federal Aviation Administration told FedEx, United Parcel Service and other airlines flying converted Boeing 727s that it intended to reduce their payloads by more than half until changes are made to strengthen the planes' floor decks.The FAA proposed cutting cargo loads to no more than 3,000 pounds from the existing limit of 8,000 pounds per container.

FedEx Corp. said yesterday that it had agreed to acquire Kinko's, the privately held copy center operator, for $2.4 billion in cash in an effort to win more small business customers and enhance its competitive position with United Parcel Service, its main rival. FedEx is buying Kinko's from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, the private equity firm that controls the company. A fund managed by Clayton, Dubilier made its first investment in Kinko's in 1996, when it acquired a 29.6 percent equity stake in the company.

When it absolutely, positively had to get there, someone in Florida used FedEx to ship marijuana to addresses in the Baltimore area. But the shipping company botched one of the deliveries, triggering an undercover operation that led to the arrest of a city man and the seizure of 600 pounds of the drug, police said yesterday. Police were tipped off when four boxes were mistakenly delivered Tuesday to a Northeast Baltimore resident who opened one and discovered a "large shrink wrapped bundle of a green plant material," charging documents say. City officers and Maryland State Police troopers posed as FedEx employees the next day to snare the intended recipient of the 200-pound shipment.

ASHBURN, Va. - The Ravens may have listed outside linebacker Terrell Suggs as questionable for the game against the Washington Redskins, but as far as starting tackles Trent Williams and Tyler Polumbus are concerned, they expect to line up against him Sunday despite his torn right biceps. “Yeah, I definitely expect to see him out there,” said Williams, Washington's first pick in the 2010 NFL draft who has been battling a deep thigh bruise. “I heard that the injury is a painful injury, but I think people have played on it. I'm expecting to see him out there.

Baltimore County Police say a FedEx delivery person was robbed in Towson along LaSalle Road. The incident occurred Oct. 31 in the 8600 block of LaSalle Road, between 7 p.m. and 7:38 p.m. According to the report, the FedEx driver making a pickup was confronted by two men wearing masks. The men put what the FedEx driver believed to be firearm to her head, asked for keys to truck. They stole an engagement ring and cash. In addition to this incident, the following is compiled from police reports from the Towson and Cockeysville precincts.

Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown used his 18 tickets to the state skybox at FedEx Field to entertain business leaders, union officials, state politicians, lobbyists, friends and family, according to records requested by The Baltimore Sun. Guests included a number of prominent African-Americans, including Democratic Party Chairwoman Yvette Lewis, former Democratic Party treasurer Kenneth R. Banks, Podesta Group partner Paul A. Brathwaite, lobbyist...

The soccer term "friendly" can be a misnomer, depending on the teams playing the match and the circumstances surrounding it. For a U.S. side trying to reinvent itself after a disappointing performance in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa while learning a new style under former German national coach Jurgen Klinsmann, Wednesday's much-anticipated 8 p.m. exhibition against Brazil at FedEx Field could be another step forward. Or a big step back. Coming off a 5-1 win over Scotland last Saturday night in Jacksonville, Fla., and with the memory of a 1-0 win in Italy in February not completely faded, the Americans will try to show they belong on the same field with one of the top teams in the world - albeit one going though an even more massive overhaul.

— Just after dawn Tuesday, law enforcement officers began yanking hundreds of trucks off the Capital Beltway and funneling them to an inspection lot a long touchdown pass from FedEx Field. The truck-safety dragnet pulled over 420 rigs and resulted in 12 drivers and 87 vehicles being taken off the road. Offenses ranged from falsified log books and drivers spending too many hours behind the wheel to bad tires and defective brakes. "Within an hour, drivers from Maine to Florida will know we're out here," said State Police Capt.

The U.S. men's national soccer team will play Brazil in a May 30 friendly at FedEx Field in Landover, the five-time World Cup champion's first visit to the Washington area since 1998 and the Americans' debut at the Redskins' stadium. The game will begin at 8 p.m. with TV coverage on ESPN2 and Univision. Tickets, ranging from $40 to $135, will go on sale next Friday via Ticketmaster and ussoccer.com. D.C. United's full-season ticket holders will receive advanced access. The United States has defeated Brazil once in 16 meetings, the victory coming in a 1998 Gold Cup match in Los Angeles.

NEW YORK -- FedEx Corp. scrapped an order for 10 Airbus A380s yesterday and switched to Boeing Co. 777s, the first cancellation as a result of repeated production delays on the world's largest commercial jet. With the A380 program already struggling, "this could potentially be the domino that knocks the whole thing down," said George Hamlin, vice president of aviation consulting firm Morten Beyer & Agnew, adding that Airbus should consider ending the...

Nathaniel Benjamin Sr., a driver for FedEx Corp., died Oct. 12 when he was struck by a car while unloading freight on Reisterstown Road in Reisterstown. He was 24 and lived in Northwest Baltimore. Born in Baltimore, he was a 2000 graduate of Northwestern High School and attended the Community College of Baltimore County from 2000 to 2002, where he played lacrosse. He also studied at the Allstate Truck Driving School and the North American Trade School. Mr. Benjamin drove a tractor-trailer to make freight deliveries for FedEx.

In addition to quarterback Joe Flacco competing for the GMC Never Say Never Moment of the Year, Ray Rice is one of three candidates for the FedEx Ground Player of the Year. The Ravens running back was highlighted for amassing 1,364 yards - second-best in the NFL - and 12 rushing touchdowns - tied for second in the league among running backs. Invited to the Pro Bowl for the second time in three years, Rice was nominated for the FedEx Ground Player of the Week four times, winning twice.

Online shopping topped $30 billion with 10 days to go until Christmas, up an astonishing 15 percent over last year and providing a much-needed boost to the economic mood in this country. You're welcome. OK, I didn't spent the $30 billion myself. I had help. Online shopping has been available for Christmas for a while now, but this year I — and apparently a lot of other shoppers -- bought just about all my gifts with the simple click of a mouse. No traffic jams. No battle for a parking spot.